Disney+: 10 Original Movies We Want To See
3. The Black Cauldron Live-Action Remake
The Black Cauldron is perfect for a live-action remake on Disney+. So far, Disney have only put their biggest hits back in cinemas as live-action remakes, and with good reason. People will flock to see Cinderella or Beauty & The Beast because they like Cinderella and Beauty & The Beast. Disney understands what works.
We know very little about The Lion King, but people are still excited about it because they love The Lion King. Having Donald Glover and Beyoncé attached can’t hurt either. However, in a less cynical world where movies were about telling stories and not just making money, The Black Cauldron would be prime real estate.
The movie has been all but forgotten about, coming during Disney’s 1980s slump and sandwiched between The Fox & The Hound and Basil, The Great Mouse Detective. While those three are hardly glittering examples of Disney’s back catalogue, Cauldron is still the least remembered.
It has some fantastically dark sequences though, with John Hurt’s Horned King one of their scariest villains ever. This movie deserves to be remembered, and a live-action remake could see it achieve its potential.
Without worrying about marketing costs, this could be a sleeper hit for Disney+.